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Togo will benefit from Morocco’s expertise to launch its Social and Economic Council (CES). Last Monday, a work session between a delegation of the CES and the Moroccan Social, Economic, and Environmental Council (CESE) took place in the framework.
The Moroccan delegation was led by Younes Benakki, secretary-general of the CESE and secretary of the African Union of Economic and Social...
The Togolese Ministry of Primary, Secondary, Technical, and Handicraft Education will provide the Kara Science High School with a multimedia and housing center. The project has been entrusted to NAD BTP, a Togolese construction company.
NAD BTP is the provisional winner of this contract which aligns with the digital transition initiated by the State in the education system, as well as its...
The State disbursed around CFA830 million for the people of Cinkassé, Kpendjal, West Kpendal, Oti, South Oti, Tandjouaré and Tône (Savannah region), under the Novissi cash transfer scheme. The latter was resumed about 10 days ago.
The money was distributed to 1140,000 people - 84,346 women and 59,675 men. Each woman received CFA6,125 while each man CFA5,250 - thus making over 516...
Togo is working on a new employment policy, an updated version of the former policy which was adopted in 2018.
To this end, the Togolese authorities organized a two-day workshop to equip and boost the capacities of members of the national committee monitoring the employment strategy. Participating in the event are also various experts and executives engaged in the monitoring of this...
Lomé presently hosts a territorial branding workshop on the theme “Territorial intelligence: methods and tools to support Togolese municipalities.”
Started on March 1, the event will close on March 4th. Its main host is Guy Gweth, president of the African Centre for Competitive Intelligence (ACCI) and also the representative of the Federal association of German SMEs in Togo, Benin, Gabon,...
With over CFA240 billion of investments attracted since its creation, the Togolese free trade area exports about CFA242 billion worth of goods and services yearly, according to the Presidency.
Goods and services exported range from agro-food products to pharmaceuticals, banking software, beekeeping products, horticultural products, vehicle batteries, latest print products, etc. Companies...
Shelter-Afrique and the Togolese government will build 3,000 low-cost housing units in Lomé. This is in a context where the housing deficit in the Togolese capital surged over the past decade, due to population growth and accelerated urbanization.
The project will be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP). The related agreement was recently inked in Nairobi, Kenya, by...
Last year, the Compagnie d’Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) paid 1.51 billion naira (CFA2.16 billion) for power bought from Nigeria.
Doing so, Togo somehow calmed tensions with Abuja which threatened, repeatedly, to cut its supply.
It should be noted that so far, Lomé is the only one to have cleared part of the debt it owed the West African giant - contrary to Benin and...
In the framework of the Debt Relief Service Initiative (ISSD), the Paris Club suspended Togo’s debt repayment until June 30, 2021. The news was disclosed in a statement released by the Club on February 11, 2021.
This is a six-month extension granted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is conditioned by Togo’s commitment to “dedicate the resources freed by this initiative to...
Togo is the first country in the ECOWAS region and the 7th in sub-Saharan Africa to promote women both in business as well as in top public positions. This was revealed in the recently-published World Bank Women, Business and Law 2021 report.
With a score of 84.4 points, Togo came 7th over 10 in the SSA region, ahead of Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mozambique. Togo’s performance is...
Togolese firm Hi-Tech and two French IT companies, Naomis and Edenmap, will develop the digital addressing project of the Post office.
“The Naomis-Hi-Tech-Edenmap conglomerate had the highest combined technical/financial score and was picked as the provisional winning bidder,” said members of the commission in charge of the Post’s public contracts.
In effect, the...
Kpobié Tchasso Akaya, advisor to former PM Komi Sélom Klassou, is the new head of the permanent secretariat in charge of reforms and financial programs (SP-PRPF), a State entity overseen by the ministry of finance. Akaya took over last Thursday, from Mongo Aharh-Kpessou who retired.
The new director will coordinate, support, and monitor the State’s institutions and ministerial...
Last Thursday, the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) launched in Lomé the Project in Support of the Expansion of Social Security to the Informal Sector.
Previously announced by Togo First, the initiative aims to provide health and old-age insurance to freelance and informal workers who have no social insurance.
Backed by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the...
Shortly after it was imposed a heavy fine by the Togolese Telecom regulatory organ (ARCEP), Togo Cellulaire reviewed its tariffs.
On Feb 25, the ARCEP released a statement reporting the “cessation of differentiation practices relating to on- and off-network basic tariffs, as well as bundles,” by Togo Cellulaire.
Let’s note that if it had failed to comply with the ARCEP’s...
Active from 2011 to 2020, the Agriculture Support Project (PASA) helped stockbreeders boost their income by 50%.
The increase is attributable to various actions aimed at improving animal healthcare. In detail, nine vaccination and disinfestation campaigns against the Newscastle disease and ovine rinderpest were carried out under the PASA. Regarding the rinderpest, the program enabled the...
In 1989, Togo’s Free trade zone was established. At the time, the government wanted to foster economic and industrial growth, as well as boost exports, and create new jobs.
It is now 30 years and this zone has attracted CFA240 billion of investments since it was launched. According to the Togolese presidency, 71 companies operate in this zone, benefiting from tax incentives; they are...